Whitlam Square | |
Map Type: | Australia Sydney central |
Namesake: | Gough Whitlam |
Type: | Road junction |
Owner: | City of Sydney |
Coordinates: | -33.8768°N 151.2121°W |
North: | College Street |
East: | Oxford Street |
South: | Wentworth Avenue |
West: | Liverpool Street |
Inauguration Date: | 1983 |
Whitlam Square, a road junction located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, constitutes an important intersection of major streets in the south-eastern portion of the central business district. The square is named in honour of former Prime Minister Gough Whitlam.[1]
Streets intersecting at Whitlam Square are College Street, Oxford Street, Wentworth Avenue and Liverpool Street. The south-east corner of Hyde Park is located at the square, with the HMAS Sydney I – SMS Emden Memorial, consisting of a 105mm gun from the German light cruiser, facing into the square.[2]
Holdsworthy Gallery is identified at times as being at the Whitlam Square end of Liverpool Street.
The Sydney YMCA also identified as located at the square.
Whitlam Square is also the title of a song released in 1990 by the Australian band Died Pretty.[3]